Buzz has gone on record that his starters are determined by who brings consistency and effort every day in practice. This had led to a starting five that only has one of this team's top five talented players by Buzz's own opinions. Looking at our 5 losses to date, many have commented that this mindset has led to slow starts to both halves and ultimately us playing catch up for the remaining 32 minutes of action.
In all of our losses, Marquette only came out ahead once in the 1st half's 4 minutes (OSU +1) and once in the 2nd half's 4 minutes (ASU +8). In total, we've averaged -3.4 points in the first half and -3 points to start the second half. Losing to ASU by 2, UW by 6, NM by 7, and SDSU by 8, 6 points is literally all the difference.
Simply put, this line up is not effective and does not provide Marquette with the best chance for victory. I'd hope that he bends on this thought process sooner than later, as this team is very much on the edge of the tourney as TBW, and each 4 minute block counts.